In Friday's league outing, the North Kingstown Skippers (North Kingstown, RI) basketball squad beat the host Cranston East Thunderbolts (Cranston, RI), by a count of 55-35.

The Skippers (5-4) will now prepare for their outing against Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, RI). The Hawks go into the Division 1 outing with a 3-1 record. In their last outing, Bishop Hendricken defeated Westerly (Westerly, RI), 60-42, in a league outing.

The Thunderbolts now hold a 2-7 record. They play next when they travel to Westerly for a Division 1 outing on Monday, January 8. Cranston East will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 60-42 league loss to Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, RI). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-3.